Arkansas · County property tax · ACS 2024
Boone County Property Taxes
The median homeowner in Boone County pays $927 a year, an effective rate of 0.49%, far below the U.S. average.
- $927
- Median tax / yr · Low bill
- 0.49%
- Effective rate · Low rate
- -53%
- vs U.S. average
- #48 of 75
- rank in AR
The verdict
Homeowners in Boone County pay a median $927 a year in property tax, an effective rate of 0.49%, more affordable than 84% of U.S. counties (Census ACS 2024).
- $927
- Median annual tax bill, 2024
- 0.49%
- Effective rate on median home
- #486 of 3135
- U.S. counties by tax burden
- -53%
- vs the national average bill
Effective rate is the median property tax bill divided by the median home value ($188,900). U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024.
Census Bureau ACS property tax data for Arkansas. Population: 38,138. Owner-occupied homes: 10,878.
The median annual property tax in Boone County is $927, which is 11% lower than the Arkansas state average and 53% below the national average. The effective tax rate is 0.49% on a median home value of $188,900. Property taxes represent 1.7% of the median household income in this county.
Boone County's rate standing among U.S. counties
Primary signal
The effective rate sits near the national middle
Boone County's 0.49% effective rate sits near the middle of 3,135 tracked counties (more affordable than 84%).
Decision signal 2
The bill sits well below the national median
Homeowners in Boone County pay a median annual property tax of $927, far below the national median and notably lower than the Arkansas state median. On a $188,900 median home, that works out to an effective rate of 0.49% once the local assessment base and millage are combined.
Decision signal 3
Income carries a light tax share
Property taxes in Boone County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.7% of the $55,143 median household income.
Decision signal 4
Near the middle of Arkansas counties by effective rate
Boone County ranks #48 of 75 counties in Arkansas by effective rate (36% of in-state counties pay a lower rate).
Informational notice
Figures describe the median homeowner household in Boone County as reported to the Census Bureau; your parcel can differ. Not tax, legal, or financial advice: check the county assessor or a qualified professional before decisions that depend on these numbers.
The rate gave way faster than almost anywhere
Between the 2020 and 2024 releases the median home value in Boone County rose 48.5%, from $127,200 to $188,900. The effective rate fell 23.3% over the same span, a steeper move than in 90% of U.S. counties.
The median bill still rose 13.9%, to $927. Where the rate drops this far and the bill rises anyway, what changed is the value the rate is applied to.
Effective rate is the published median bill divided by the published median home value, so the two multiply back to the bill exactly; the rate's movement here is derived from those two figures rather than read from the rounded published rate. Both are ACS 5-year survey estimates for the median owner-occupied household, compared across non-overlapping releases. They describe what the Census published, not a local policy, assessment, or exemption change.
How to read this county's bill
Bills rose across 2020-2024, from $814 to $927, a gain of 14%. This is a comparison of published ACS medians, not an explanation of a particular property's assessment or tax bill.
The largest reported group here falls at the bottom of the national range: 4,381 of 10,878 owner-occupied homes (40.3%) report annual real-estate taxes under $800. This distribution describes reported owner-occupied homes, not an affordability judgment for any property.
Both sides of this comparison sit low: household income here is in the bottom quarter of US counties, and so is the effective tax rate. The median bill works out at 1.7% of median household income, which is the arithmetic of a modest levy on modest earnings rather than of any deliberate relief.
The share above is the median annual bill divided by median household income, a ratio of two county-level medians rather than a household-by-household figure.
What Boone County Homeowners Actually Pay
The single largest group of Boone County homeowners, 4,381 of 10,878 owner-occupied homes (40.3%), pays less than $800 a year. The median is one point in this spread, not a typical bill.
- Less than $800 40.3% (4,381)
- $800 to $1,499 32.3% (3,512)
- $1,500 to $1,999 8.5% (929)
- $2,000 to $2,999 10.3% (1,125)
- $3,000 or more 3.9% (428)
Census ACS 2024, table B25102. Bands and the no-tax share sum to 100%.
503 homes here (4.6%) report no real estate tax at all. Exemptions are set by state: how Arkansas handles assessments and appeals.
With vs Without Mortgage
In Boone County, mortgaged homeowners pay 14% more than those without a mortgage, a gap that typically tracks higher home values rather than a different tax rate.
Boone County's effective rate vs peers
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value), ACS 2024.
Boone County's effective rate is higher than 36% of the 75 counties in Arkansas - ranking #48 of 75.
Where Boone County sits among every U.S. county
Effective property tax rate (median tax ÷ median home value)
0.49% Among the most affordable more affordable than 84% of 3,135 U.S. counties
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2024
Boone County vs Benchmarks
| Metric | Boone County | Arkansas Avg | U.S. Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Annual Tax Low bill | |||
| Effective Tax Rate Low rate | |||
| Median Home Value | |||
| Tax as % of income Light income burden | 1.7% | - | - |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Tax-burden differences across rows reflect millage decisions, assessment-ratio practices, and the residential-vs-commercial mix of each tax base.
Boone County is QUIET · LIGHT on ACS medians, still verify your parcel card before quoting the county figure. Estimate appeal savings · Arkansas counties.
Boone County rate trail · QUIET
| Year | Median Tax (vs prior release) | Effective Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $927 +2.5% | 0.49% |
| 2023 | $904 +2.7% | 0.53% |
| 2022 | $880 +7.6% | 0.56% |
| 2021 | $818 +0.5% | 0.61% |
| 2020 | $814 | 0.64% |
Each row is a separate ACS 5-year release, and consecutive releases share four of their five survey years. The percentage beside each bill is therefore movement in the published estimate against the previous release, not a single year's tax change. The two releases largely describe the same households. For change over time, compare releases that do not overlap.
Boone County: tax takes only 1.7% of income
Counties near Boone County's effective rate
On effective rate, Boone County sits nearest Kit Carson County (CO), Benewah County (ID), Butte County (ID).
On published median-tax change, the nearest matches are Gadsden County (FL), Yancey County (NC), Bremer County (IA).
How peers are chosen
These are the nearest cross-state matches in the published Census data, not neighboring counties or recommendations. Peers are rebuilt with each data release; see the calculation method.
Similar effective rates
Similar published median-tax changes, 2020–2024
Boone County: only 3% of returns show Schedule A real-estate tax
Tax year 2022: 500 of 16,400 returns from Boone County reported real estate taxes, averaging $2,460 - 34% of those reporters sat in the $100-200k AGI band.
What this IRS county file does not say
Amounts are reported before the SALT cap, not deducted; the share is of filers, not homeowners. Source: IRS SOI county data, tax year 2022.
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Boone County rate FAQs
- What is the tax affordability score for Boone County?
- Boone County, Arkansas scores B+ (75/100) on PlainPropertyTax's tax affordability composite across 5 Census ACS dimensions (effective rate, bill size, income share, mortgage gap, and home-value/income). Its strongest scored dimension here is rate relief at A- (0.49%). The score compares published county medians to U.S. percentiles, it is not a personal bill and not advice to buy, sell, appeal, or relocate.
- How does Boone County property tax compare to the national average?
- Property taxes in Boone County run far below the national median of $1,993, an effective rate of 0.49% versus 0.92% nationally.
- What is the average property tax in Boone County, Arkansas?
- The median annual property tax in Boone County is $927, an effective rate of 0.49% on a $188,900 median home (Census ACS, 2024).
- What percentage of income goes to property taxes in Boone County?
- Property taxes in Boone County run a bit below the commonly cited 2%-4% national benchmark, at about 1.7% of the $55,143 median household income.
- Are property taxes increasing in Boone County?
- The ACS median property-tax bill for Boone County climbed 13.9% between the 2020 and 2024 5-year releases, from $814 to $927, a 4-year span. These are survey estimates covering five years each, so this compares the two releases furthest apart rather than consecutive ones, which overlap and would mostly measure the same households twice.
What to do with Boone County's QUIET rate
Boone County's $927 median bill sits well below the U.S. median - still size a parcel estimate; local millage and exemptions move the real bill. Estimate your bill →
Income burden is light here: about 1.7% of Boone County's $55,143 median household income goes to the property-tax bill.
Nationwide peers by effective rate (then bill)
Rate-first peers for Boone County's QUIET effective rate, then a disjoint out-of-state bill set so the two neighborhoods stay distinct.
Similar effective rate
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS effective rate. This county: 0.49%.
Similar median bill
Nearest out-of-state counties by ACS median annual tax. This county: $927/yr. Rate peers are excluded so the two link sets stay distinct.
Read with Boone County
Nearest ABS(median_tax) ACS peers for Boone County (QUIET · LIGHT), replacing the old fixed Keep exploring strip.
QUIET LIGHT
Gadsden County, FL
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Boone County at $927/yr; rate 0.53% vs Boone County 0.49%.
Union County, KY
ABS(median_tax) peer · tied with Boone County at $927/yr; rate 0.89% vs Boone County 0.49%.
Giles County, VA
ABS(median_tax) peer · $928/yr (near-tied bill ABS $1); rate 0.61% vs Boone County 0.49%.
Grant County, NE
ABS(median_tax) peer · $929/yr (near-tied bill ABS $2); rate 0.68% vs Boone County 0.49%.
Arkansas county set
State ACS overview for every published Arkansas county rate and median bill.
Assessment cycle basics
Boone County stamps QUIET · LIGHT - how assessed value and millage become the ACS median bill.
Data vintage and method
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.
Property tax data reflects median amounts paid by homeowners. Effective rates are calculated as median tax divided by median home value.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, county median real-estate taxes · 2024 Boone County (QUIET · LIGHT) - ACS medians, not a parcel bill.